Capacitors: Self-Assessment Questions

Listed below are the self-assessment questions for the video on Capacitors:

1. The shorter leg of a capacitor is the ___, or the negatively charged plate; The longer leg of a capacitor is the ___, or the positively-charged plate.
2. What is the purpose of the dielectric insulator used in capacitors?
3. True or false: Capacitors in a parallel arrangement in a circuit add their capacitances together the same way resistors in parallel do.
4. Does it require more work to put charge on completely uncharged capacitor plates or increase the amount of charge on the same plates that are already partially charged?

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